Silicon Valley WebGuild: Vertical Search Trends

Google Tech Talks
August 23, 2006

Silicon Valley Web Guild
http://www.webguild.org/

Presenters:
Michael Yang, Founder, President and CEO, Become.com
Gautam Godhwani, President, Simply Hired
Suranga Chandratillake, Founder & CTO, Blinkx

ABSTRACT
What is it vertical search? It is search focused on a specific vertical. Vertical search engines mine data for one specific niche of the market place — for example, travel, jobs, hotels, music, movies, and even health care. As web sites and data proliferate, the task of locating specific information gets tougher. Vertical search engines provide an efficient way to get to that information. Verticals are very different from domain specific portals...

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Howto & Style

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